Decomposed body of Benue abducted priest Father John Adeyi found

The
decomposed body of the kidnapped Vicar General of Otukpo Catholic
Diocese in Benue state, Very Reverend Father John Adeyi, has been found
in a nearby bush at Odoba village in Otukpa area of the state.

Adeyi
was said to have been returning from an outstation after conducting the
Sunday Mass when he was abducted on April 24. His family had paid a
ransom of N2 million three days after his abduction but he was not
released.

He
was kidnapped by unknown persons between Otukpa and Ugbokolo road in
Ogbadibo and Okpokwu local government areas of the state nearly two
months ago.

Governor
Samuel Ortom, who announced the untimely death of the priest today
while speaking at the town-hall meeting he held with Igede people at the
College of Education, Oju, auditorium, said Father Adeyi's remains was
discovered on Tuesday in Otukpa.

Ortom
in a statement later issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media,
Godwin Akor, said the deceased's skeleton was discovered three
kilometers away from the road and added that he has directed the police
and medical personnel to collect the skeleton for postmortem.

The
governor, who earlier prmised a N5 million reward for any useful
information that could lead to the rescue of the late priest, vowed that
the abductors and killers of Father Adeyi must be be brought to book.

Our
correspondent gathered that the remains of the cleric who, was also the
parish priest of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Okpoga in Okpokwu LGA had
been conveyed to Makurdi
by security operatives for a forensic examination to determine its
identity while the police was said to have condoned off the area where
he was found laying down in clergy cassock and sandals on his feet.

Police spokesman, Moses Yamu said that the details about the discovery was still sketchy at the time of this report.

Decomposed body of Benue abducted priest Father John Adeyi found
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